Shimenkeng

Shimenkeng is a hamlet in Shimen Village, Shimen, Taipei. Shimenkeng is situated near the hamlet Biziwei, as well as near the village Jianlucun.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant and New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple.

Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, or Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant, First Nuclear Power Plant, was a nuclear power plant in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Commissioned in 1978, the plant was Taiwan's first and smallest nuclear power plant.

New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple

Place of worship

Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Ganhua Eighteen Lords Temple is a place of worship.

Temple of the Eighteen Lords

Place of worship

Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Temple of the Eighteen Lords is a yin miao located in Ganhua Village, Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Located on Provincial Highway 2 beside Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the temple is dedicated to seventeen deceased sailors and one dog. Temple of the Eighteen Lords is situated 2½ km northeast of Shimenkeng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanzhi and Jinshan.

Sanzhi

Photo: Carrie Kellenberger, CC BY 2.0.

Sanzhi District is a rural district in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.

Jinshan

Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.

Jinshan District is a rural district on the coast in northern New Taipei, Taiwan. The district draws many visitors each year because of its hot springs and its proximity to Chin Pao San and the Ju Ming Museum.

Shimenkeng

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Nei-shih-men”, “Shih-men-k’eng”, and “Shihmenkeng”
Category: locality
Location: Shimen Village, Shimen, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

25.27339° or 25° 16′ 24″ north

Longitude

121.57213° or 121° 34′ 20″ east

Elevation

98 metres (322 feet)

Open location code

7QQ37HFC+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3521354724

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

1669335

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In Other Languages

“Shimenkeng” goes by many names.

Chinese: “石門坑”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Biziwei and Jianlucun.

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